To Amy

Posted By: potatoMT on 2006-07-08
In Reply to: To:potatoMT re Shapin - Amy

Yes training is onling, 2-3 hours. You can work the same day, I believe, or at least I did. There is 10% ESL. The docs are actually great dictators and are very consistent. The reports you would be editing are of good quality.

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To:potatoMT re Shapin - Amy
- To Amy & potatoMT re: SHAPIN - ABC
- Why would anyone what to work for practically nothing. I make 5 cpl editing, flexible schedule etc. - OMG!!!! NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS
  - sorry.. I meant "want to work for... - OMG!!! NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS
    - Received the Same Offer - AZMTJen
- Yes 1.5 cpl for editing - potatoMT
  - How can you edit after 2 years? - me
    - Not possible to be a good ditor after 2 years. - nm
      - IMO - ABC
        Exactly and I know one BIG company - sm
        You get what you pay for.. for 1.5 cpl what do you think your getting.. high quality. No proud MT w - I agree ...but....
      - I don't think so either - me
        Um, some facilities are getting back huge mistakes! - sm
        Well I hope.. - me
  - To:potatoMT re Shapin - Amy
    - To Amy - potatoMT
      - Good quality reports? Ummm, no.....sm - another ex-Shapin IC
  - So you don't mind working for less than minimum wage? - QA specialist
    - I give up - potatoMT
      - As with most things in life .. - CMT-me
        They are offering this same wage to QA people - QA person
        I understand your post. - CMT-me
        CMT-me, let me ask you this. Hopefully you won't mind. - QA person
        Not an MTSO but a transcription manager. - CMT-me
        I think your getting it all wrong.. She is probably doing VR editing..not the same as QA editing.. - VR editor here..
        Nope, not VR editing...sm - another ex-Shapin IC
        Okay.. you have a point.. isnt that the "blind leading the blind." Maybe 1.5 cpl is appropria - VR editior here..
- Figure this, if you did 300 lph, it would be a whopping - QA
- Do a search for editor's pay & you'll see that's obscenely low. nm - Just me

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